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Fall Scented Homemade Playdough

These super soft fall playdough recipes smell like your favorite things about the season: Apple, pumpkin, and cinnamon scented play dough!

Ingredients

Apple Scented Playdough Recipe
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1/2 cup salt*
  • ⅔ cup water
  • ⅓ cup apple sauce
  • ½ teaspoon apple pie spice
  • 2 TB cream of tartar
  • 2 TB oil
  • Red food coloring
Cinnamon Scented Playdough Recipe
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/2 cup salt*
  • 2 Tablespoons cream of tartar
  • 2 Tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1 Tablespoons cornstarch
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • brown food coloring as needed
Pumpkin Scented Playdough Recipe
  • 1 cup flour
  • ⅔ cup water
  • 1/2 cup salt*
  • ⅓ cup pumpkin puree canned pumpkin
  • ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
  • 2 TB cream of tartar
  • 2 TB oil
  • Orange food coloring

Instructions

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  1. Add all ingredients for the scent you'd like to make (except food coloring) to a microwave safe mixing bowl. Stir well to combine.
  2. Add 2-3 drops of food coloring and stir until the dough is evenly colored. Add more food coloring as needed, a couple drops at a time.
  3. Microwave for 2 minutes (grown-ups should do this step). Stir until cool enough to handle, then finish kneading by hand.
  4. Keep playdough in fridge in an airtight container between uses. Always check for signs of mold before reusing.